Place:Brookthorpe with Whaddon, Gloucestershire, England

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Brookthorpe with Whaddon is a civil parish in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 UK census it had a population of 308, increasing to 322 at the 2011 census. It consists of the small villages of Brookthorpe and Whaddon, both to the south of Gloucester.

Whaddon is almost contiguous with the Gloucester suburb of Tuffley, while Brookthorpe is one mile (1.5 km) further south, on the other side of the M5 motorway and close to the escarpment of the Cotswold hills.

In 1935 Whaddon was abolished as a parish with its area divided between the City of Gloucester and Brookthorpe. The parish was simply known as Brookthorpe until 1956 when it was renamed Brookthorpe with Whaddon.

To the north of the parish is the unparished area of the City of Gloucester. Parishes adjoining Brookthorpe with Whaddon are: Upton St. Leonards to the northeast; Painswick to the east; Harescombe to the south; Haresfield to the southwest; and Quedgeley to the west. The last is in Gloucester District, the others are in Stroud District.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Whaddon from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72: :"WHADDON, a parish in the [registration] district and county of Gloucester; 3 miles S of Gloucester [railway] station. Post town: Gloucester. Acres: 727. Real property: £1,418. Population: 125. Houses: 21. The property is divided among a few. The living is a [perpetual] curacy, annexed to Brookthorpe. The church was partly restored in 1855." parish (ancient), civil parish until 1935 when its area was divided between the City of Gloucester and Brookthorpe. Wheatenhurst RD;

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Brookthorpe from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"BROCKTHROP, or Brockthorpe, a parish in Wheatenhurst [registration] district, Gloucestershire; under the wolds, adjacent to the Gloucester and Bristol railway, 1½ mile NNE of Haresfield station, and 4 S of Gloucester. It has a post office, of the name of Brockthorpe, under Gloucester. Acres: 1,009. Real property: £2,516. Population: 180. Houses: 40. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of Whaddon, in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol. Value: £186. Patrons: the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester, two turns, and Sir J. Neeld, Bart., one turn. The church is early English, in tolerable condition; and has, on the cornice of the porch, a curious inscription relating to the execution of Charles I."

parish (ancient), civil parish; Wheatenhurst RD until 1935; Gloucester RD after 1935; absorbed Matson and Whaddon at this time.

Research Tips

• Gloucestershire Archives in Gloucester is where paper and microfilm copies of all records for this part of Gloucestershire are stored.

Online sources which may also be helpful:

• GENUKI gives pointers to other archive sources as well as providing some details on each parish in the county. The emphasis here is on ecclesiastical parishes (useful before 1837)
• A listing of all the Registration Districts in England and Wales since their introduction in 1837 and tables of the parishes that were part of each district and the time period covered with detailed notes on changes of parish name, mergers, etc. Do respect the copyright on this material.
• The FamilySearch Wiki for Gloucestershire provides a similar but not identical series of webpages to that provided by GENUKI
• A Vision of Britain through Time has a group of pages of statistical facts for almost every parish in the county
• Unfortunately, A History of the County of Gloucester in the Victoria County History series provided by the website British History Online does not cover this part of the county
• Ancestry.co.uk has recently added Gloucestershire Burials, 1813-1988; Confirmations, 1834-1913; Baptisms, 1813-1913; Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813; and Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938. (entry dated 1 Aug 2015)

• The FamilySearch wiki states that Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

• 1617-1812 Boyd's Marriage Index (at findmypast--pay website)
• 1800-1835 FHSOnline - (pay website)
• 1617-1812 FreeReg.org.uk
• 1617-1812 The Joiner Marriage Index - (marriages only; pay website)
• 1679-1812 Pallot's Marriage Index (at Ancestry--pay website)

• Sources for Whaddon are found in [[Category:Brookthorpe-with-Whaddon, Gloucestershire, England]] or under "What links here" on the left.